Monday, 9 November 2020
2020 NHMRC Equipment Grants - APPLICATIONS NOW OPEN
NHMRC Equipment Grants are now open for application in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (FMNHS). The allocated funds are to be used for equipment purchased in 2020 or 2021, but must be fully expended by the end of December 2021.
An individual is only permitted to be named as the Primary Chief Investigator (CIA) on ONE (1) application, and can be named as CIB or subsequent CI on up to ONE (1) additional application.
Objectives & Selection Criteria
Please ensure that you address the following points in Q7 and keep your answer within the 300-word limit.
The NHMRC’s objectives of the scheme are:
- to support institutions to be strategic in the purchase of larger items of equipment that will benefit health and medical research in Australia;
- to encourage the purchase of equipment that will be used collaboratively; and
- to support the purchase of Australian-made equipment where possible.
The NHMRC requires the following criteria to be met for the allocation of these funds:
- the equipment should support the highest quality health and medical research funded by the NHMRC (or through another competitive grant process);
- consideration should be given to the lack of access to similar equipment in the institution or town/city to avoid duplication;
- thought should be given to the collaborative gain that can achieved through the use of the equipment e.g. multi-user equipment which crosses disciplines, research groups and departments.
The FMNHS will prioritise applications on the basis of:
- Alignment with the Monash University Research Agenda 2020, particularly around the provision of advanced research infrastructure, and in the context of the Platforms, talent enhancement and cross-disciplinary research collaborations;
- Opportunity for multiple use;
- Alignment with the long term investment policy of the Faculty; and
- Encouragement of innovation.
Equipment purchases should not include the type of apparatus normally classified as ‘office infrastructure’ such as desks, cabinets, etc. Funds will not be provided for the purchase of computers and software, except where these are an integral component of a piece of laboratory equipment or are of a nature essential for work in the field.
Submission Process
Applicants are required to submit a copy of the completed and signed NHMRC Equipment Grants application form via email to medicine.research@monash.edu.
Submission deadline: Sunday 29 November 2020 at 11:59PM (AEDT)
LATE OR INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. HARD COPIES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
NOTE: The Application Form will be used internally within Monash University only – do not enter this into Pure.
Questions about the scheme should be directed to medicine.research@monash.edu.
Funding Opportunity: Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources - Citizen Science Grants Round 2 - Now Open
The objective of the Citizen Science Grants – Round 2 is to engage the public in science by offering opportunities to participate, as citizen scientists, in scientific research projects that have a national impact and include the collection or transformation of data in Australia.
The intended outcome of the grant opportunity is increased community participation in scientific research projects where participants learn new skills, form new networks, receive acknowledgement for their participation, and receive updates on their participation in specific research projects.
This round will support projects that contribute to areas of national significance by addressing these specific focus areas:
- disaster resilience and preparedness
- environmental change
- cyber security and artificial intelligence
- food and agribusiness.
The minimum grant amount is $150,000 and the maximum grant amount is $500,000 for science research projects. The grant amount will be up to 85% of eligible project expenditure. Applicants are responsible for funding the remaining 15% of eligible project expenditure plus any ineligible expenditure.
Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to read the funding guidelines before applying.
UNIVERSITY LIMITS AND EOI PROCESS
As Monash can only submit ONE application for this round, the MRO will be running an internal EOI process. The EOI panel will select one application for full submission.
Applicants must complete the MRO EOI form and forward the completed form with their CV (maximum two pages) to mro-applications@monash.edu by Wednesday, 18 November 2020.
EOI results will be announced on Thursday, 26 November 2020. The successful applicant will need to create a Pure record, upload the application and supporting documents and send it for pre-approval by Wednesday, 9 December 2020.
Please note that ONLY the application selected for submission through the EOI process will need a corresponding Pure record.
KEY DATES
ACTION | DATE |
EOI due to MRO | Wednesday, 18 November 2020 |
EOI result announced | Thursday, 26 November 2020 |
Pure record to be sent for Pre-Approval | Wednesday, 9 December 2020 |
Full submission due to Funder | 5pm Thursday, 17 December 2020 |
LINKS TO FURTHER INFORMATION
Further information about the Citizen Science Grants Round 2 can be found at the following link.
Please contact mro-applications@monash.edu if you have any queries about this funding opportunity.
Thursday, 5 November 2020
Victorian Heart Institute Membership Program
JOIN AS A MEMBER OF THE VICTORIAN HEART INSTITUTE.
Raise your global profile. Turn discovery into action. Join as a member of the Monash Victorian Heart Institute and play a critical part in our mission to stop cardiovascular disease in its tracks.
THE MONASH VICTORIAN HEART INSTITUTE IS CALLING RESEARCHERS WITH AN INTEREST IN HEART HEALTH TO BECOME MEMBERS.
- Do you have an interest in cardiovascular disease or health?
- Would you like to explore how to enhance your research by connecting with like- minded people?
- Do you want to create the health care solutions of the future?
- Do you have a great technology that you think could be applied to the health care system?
- Are you excited about the potential to create impact in health through the brand-new Victorian Heart Hospital?
Officially joining us doesn’t change your current status or affiliation with other Monash groups, it simply connects you to like-minded individuals across our community, who are committed to changing the trajectory of heart disease in Australia. For good. CLICK TO JOIN
(Note: the online form will take less than five minutes to complete. We will need everyone to complete this form to allow us to include you in communications moving forward, so we encourage you all to join up!)
We are thrilled to welcome you to the Institute!
Contact Us
E: vicheartinstitute@monash.edu
W: www.monash.edu/vic-heart-institute
Join our Workplace Group
Pure unavailable weekend 14th-15th November
Pure will be unavailable from COB Friday 13th until 9am on Monday 16th November for essential maintenance work.
Anyone attempting to log into Pure during this time will receive this message:
Pure is currently down for maintenance between 5 PM Friday 13th and 9AM on Monday, 16th November 2020 AEDT. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
There will also be a notice placed on the myResearch website alerting users to the outage nearer the time.
Wednesday, 4 November 2020
2021 School of Clinical Sciences Awards for Teaching and Research Excellence CLOSES Tuesday 15 Dec 2020
The School of Clinical Sciences value the contributions made by staff towards the teaching and learning of our students, as well as research excellence. This year there will be 2 awards for teaching excellence and 5 awards for research. These awards recognise teaching and research excellence and are open to professional, academic, adjunct and teaching associate staff who are involved in the teaching and learning of students within the School of Clinical Sciences, and to those engaged in research.
The successful recipients will receive a certificate and support to apply for the Faculty level awards in 2021. The SCS awards are aligned with Dean's and VC's teaching and research awards so are an ideal pathway to develop recognition for outstanding teaching and research.
For more information please contact Simone Gibson (for teaching) and Vanalysa Ly (for research) and/or see this link https://sites.google.com/a/monash.edu/school-of-clinical-sciences-intranet/research/research-grants-and-opportunities.
ILC Building Economic and Community Participation Program Grant 2020-21
The Information, Linkages and Capacity (ILC) Building Economic and Community Participation Program Grant Opportunity 2020-21 is now open. Applications for this scheme can request a minimum of $250,000 (GST exclusive) and a maximum of $1.2million (GST exclusive) per project. Funding will be from 10 June 2021 to 9 June 2022.
The objective of the ILC Program is to increase social and community participation for people with disability. The ILC Program seeks to do this by:
- building the capacity of people with disability to participate in their community
- creating opportunities for people with disability to participate by creating more inclusive services and communities.
The Economic and Community Participation Program is one of four discrete and complementary programs delivered under the ILC Strategy. increasing the social and economic participation, including employment outcomes, of people with disability.
The aim of this grant opportunity is to improve the economic participation of people with disability, particularly in light of the impact of COVID-19.
As per the guidelines for this scheme, Monash University may only submit a total of two (2) applications, with one being a consortia (joint) application, and one individual application. To ensure that Monash doesn't exceed this submission quota, there will be a Faculty EOI process to review and rank the applications.
Intending applicants must complete the EOI Form and submit to medicine.research@monash.edu by 11:59pm on Tuesday 10 November 2020.
The top two (2) Monash applicants (one in each category i.e. individual/consortia) will be advised by 11am on Tuesday 24 November 2020 to proceed with their full application submission and entry of their application into Pure. Final applications are due to the funder (Department of Social Services) by 11pm (AEDT) on Tuesday 8 December 2020.
Further information on this scheme can be found at the funding page.
Monash Neuroscience in a Flash competition
Registration is CLOSING SOON for all Monash Neuroscience research students (Hons, Masters, Doctoral) to participate in the Monash Neuroscience in a Flash competition so please REGISTER TODAY (via the website) NOMINATIONS CLOSE FRIDAY 6 NOVEMBER.
Don't forget to also check out the Monash Neuroscience network updates at the Workplace.
Ian Potter Foundation Medical Research Equipment Grants CALL FOR EOI APPLICATIONS
The Ian Potter Foundation (IPF) has released their Medical Research round which supports funding for medical equipment. Applications are due to the funder on 22 January 2021.
The maximum funding available is $100,000. The IPF will usually only support up to 50% of the value of the equipment (i.e. to attract the full $100,000 amount the equipment would typically cost around $200,000 or more).
The IPF will accept two (2) applications from Monash University for medical equipment for the purpose of medical research, NOT clinical use. As such there will be an internal EOI process within FMNHS to review and rank the applications. The External Relations, Development and Alumni (ERDA) team will work with the 2 shortlisted applicants to develop their submission.
The IPF has highlighted the following:
- They will not fund programs that could be eligible for funding under NHMRC or ARC schemes.
- The equipment needs to be highly specialised and not something we already have. Equipment that helps the research move to the ‘next phase’, would be viewed favourably.
- They will prioritize applications where the equipment can be used by multiple research groups – collaboration is highly valued. This can also include collaboration with external research partners.
- Monash University can submit two (2) applications but they would be competing with each other.
Further information on the round can be found here.
Intending applicants must complete the EOI Form and submit to the medicine.research@monash.edu by 11:59pm on Sunday 22 November 2020.
For questions about the scheme, please contact Megan O’Connor, Deputy Director Development, Clinical and Biomedical Research, ERDA.
European Research Days 2020 Australia & New Zealand (Virtual)
European Research Days 2020 is the annual flagship event of EURAXESS Australia and New Zealand, in collaboration with the Delegation of the European Union to Australia and the Delegation of the European Union to New Zealand. This virtual event focuses on providing the research community with information and support for scientific exchange and collaboration with Europe.
Topics include, but are not limited to: European funding (Horizon Europe, DAAD, European Research Council grants, Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions, Erasmus+); the impact of Covid-19 on research and mobility; EU-Australia relations (speakers/panelists include European ambassadors to Australia and New Zealand); and the importance of international collaboration (speakers include Prof. Anne Kelso (CEO, NHMRC), Dr Mary Kelly (Executive Director, Biological Sciences and Biotechnology, ARC), Prof. John Shine (President, AAS) and Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon (Interim President, European Research Council).
Date: 25-27 November 2020
Agenda: bit.ly/ERD-2020
Registration (free, but spaces are limited): bit.ly/ERD-2020-Register
Twitter announcement: https://twitter.com/Euraxess_AusNZ/status/1323020438126186497?s=20
Facebook announcement: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=476393209965597
YouTube Video: https://youtu.be/SILBmu6ttQA
For questions, please contact Dr Adam Brotchie, Senior Research Development Officer - International, MRO.
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
New Funding Opportunities - National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grants
The Office of National Intelligence and the Department of Defence announced a new National Intelligence and Security Discovery Research Grants (NISDRG) Program.
2021 Perpetual Trustees IMPACT Philanthropy Application Program - CALL FOR EOI APPLICATIONS
Applications for the Perpetual Trustees IMPACT Philanthropy Application Program generally range between $10,000 and $100,000. The maximum amount an organisation can request is $120,000 per application. In recent years, the average grant was approximately $75,000.
COVID-19 Human Movement Data
COVID-19 isn't going away. In recent weeks, we have seen spikes in cases worldwide. According to the Wall Street Journal on 10/13/20 "U.S COVID-19 Hospitalization Hit Highest Level in Nearly Six Weeks" WSJ
Greater needs, but poorer access to services: why COVID mental health measures must target disadvantaged areas
COVID-19 outbreaks and the resulting lockdowns, particularly in Victoria, have adversely affected many people’s mental health. Read full story here.
Tuesday, 27 October 2020
Monash Health Foundation COVID-19 Research Fund Grant for COVID-19 pneumonia treatment research
Clinical trials for severe acute asthma in children need consistent outcome measures and large multi-centre studies
Monday, 26 October 2020
Schizophrenia research receives best data Blitz presentation at Biological Psychiatry Australia (BPA) 2020
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| Dr Anna Schroeder at (virtual) BPA 2020 |
Wednesday, 21 October 2020
Dr Hashrul Rashid receives the RACP Victorian Trainee Research Award for TAVI study
Dr Rashid's study has demonstrated certain prosthesis factors that increase the risk of leaflet thrombosis following transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Prosthesis that are under-expanded, implanted deep and misaligned, are associated with leaflet thrombosis. He hopes this will help improve procedural techniques during TAVI to improve valve longevity and clinical safety.
Speaking of the award, Dr Rashid said, "I feel ecstatic to be awarded the best research abstract amongst physician trainees in Victoria".
The award winners are selected by a panel of renowned researchers and physicians. Dr Rashid will now represent the state for the national competition in Brisbane in 2021.
Earlier this year, Dr Rashid, a specialist cardiologist at Monash Heart who's undergoing a PhD with the Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre, had won the RACP Trainee of the Year Award. See news article here.
Tuesday, 20 October 2020
Research reveals recoverable funds opportunity in Monash Medical Centre emergency department
An investigation into Australian public emergency departments has identified a recoverable cash flow potentially worth millions of dollars. Read full story here.
Monday, 19 October 2020
Food as Medicine course rated amongst the best in the world
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